| August 2, 2020 | View In Browser Illustration: Keith Negley Many observers were declaring the end of American preeminence long before the COVID-19 pandemic. But the crisis has reinforced trends that potentially compromise the United States’ position, from the resurgence of great-power rivalry and the faltering of international institutions to the onset of economic turmoil and domestic unrest. Is a diminished U.S. role in the world inevitable? Or can Washington reinvent global leadership for a new era? How to Lead in a Time of Pandemic What U.S. Foreign Policy Should Be Doing—but Isn’t—to Rally the World to Action By Nicholas Burns How to Lead in a Time of Pandemic What U.S. Foreign Policy Should Be Doing—but Isn’t—to Rally the World to Action By Nicholas Burns How Hegemony Ends The Unraveling of American Power By Alexander Cooley and Daniel H. Nexon How Hegemony Ends The Unraveling of American Power By Alexander Cooley and Daniel H. Nexon The Self-Destruction of American Power Washington Squandered the Unipolar Moment By Fareed Zakaria The Self-Destruction of American Power Washington Squandered the Unipolar Moment By Fareed Zakaria American Leadership Begins at Home The Global Imperative to Rebuild Governance and Restore Democracy By Stacey Abrams American Leadership Begins at Home The Global Imperative to Rebuild Governance and Restore Democracy By Stacey Abrams Subscribe to Foreign Affairs for unlimited access. SUBSCRIBE NOW Copyright 2020 Council on Foreign Relations, Inc All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Subscribe If you wish to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please click here. | 